A Ponemon Institute report released last fall indicated that cybercrime increased 10.4 percent from 2013 to 2014. With large scale attacks making headlines on a weekly basis, and little movement from federal regulators on setting standards, its not surprising that state lawmakers are stepping up to fill gaps.

Pen-testing professionals can use hacking tools and techniques to attempt to breach the company’s cyber-defenses, but with the ultimate aim of making these defenses stronger rather than exploiting them

InsideCounsel recently sat down with Michael Hindelang, co-chair of Hongman’s data security and privacy practice, about future privacy initiatives and what they mean for Americans, both citizens and businesses alike.